تبيتُspend the night لِيَfor me اللَذّاتُthe pleasures مَعقودَةَbound العُراthe bonds
تبيتُ لِيَ اللَذّاتُ مَعقودَةَ العُرا
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أَدارَpassed around الكَأسَthe cup أَحوَرُa dark-eyed man عاقِدُa knot-tier
إِذا ما أَدارَ الكَأسَ أَحوَرُ عاقِدُ
Pleasures spend the night with me, their ties knotted fast,
Pleasures spend the night with me, their bonds tied fast,
whenever a dark-eyed knotter passes the cup around.
Whenever a dark-eyed knot-tier passes round the cup.
يَذُبُّhe wards off الدُجىthe darkness عَنfrom وَجهِthe face of نارٍa fire تَحُلُّهُthey alight upon it
يَذُبُّ الدُجى عَن وَجهِ نارٍ تَحُلُّهُ
كُؤوسٌgoblets لِأَعناقِfor the necks of اللَياليthe nights قَلائِدُnecklaces
كُؤوسٌ لِأَعناقِ اللَيالي قَلائِدُ
He drives the darkness from the face of a fire upon which settle
He wards the darkness from a face of fire, upon which
goblets—necklaces for the necks of nights.
Goblets alight—necklaces for the necks of nights.
Sol 6.1